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Public Safety


                                       Goal 1: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry
                                  Best Practices and Policies to Foster a Safe Environment
                                           Objective 1: Improve Quality of Life and Place
                           Project                     Performance Measure(s)        City Service Team (Department)
             Core    Crime Reduction               Crimes Against Person           Neighborhood Services (Police)
             PS                                    Crimes Against Property
             1.1.1                                 Crimes Against Society
             Summary:
                                                                        Crime Rate Reduction Project:
             The City of Arlington has experienced a reduction in
             crime for the past seven years.  Sustaining this              Crimes Against Person*
             reduction in crime continues to be at the forefront of   2,500
             the mission for the Police Department.  Geographic
                                                              2,000
             accountability, technology, intelligence, and
             community engagement all play a vital role when   1,500
             implementing a sustainable and conducive crime
             reduction strategy.                              1,000
                                                                    FY18 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY20 FY20 FY20 FY20
                                                                     4th  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  1st  2nd  3rd  4th
             Beginning in January 2017, the Police Department
                                                                     Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr
             began reporting data as part of the National Incident‐
             Based Reporting System (NIBRS).  This system captures
             more detailed information for each single crime            Crime Rate Reduction Project:
             occurrence rather than the traditional Summary               Crimes Against Property*
             Uniform Crime Report (UCR), which is based on a   5,500
             hierarchy summary reporting system.  NIBRS data   5,000
             identifies with precision when and where a crime   4,500
             takes place, what type of crime occurred, and the   4,000
             characteristics of its victims and perpetrators. While   3,500
             the UCR data will be used for historical and overall   3,000
             benchmarking of crime statistics, NIBRS data will      FY18 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY20 FY20 FY20 FY20
             provide us with more defined, granular detail of the    4th  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  1st  2nd  3rd  4th
             crime in our city.  This will help the department’s     Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr
             overall crime reduction goal by giving crime analysts
             more data and allowing for more targeted, proactive        Crime Rate Reduction Project:
             policing. The department submits crime data in NIBRS          Crimes Against Society*
             format to the Texas Department of Public Safety and   1,500
             receives a Summary UCR (Part I) report in response.     1,300
                                                              1,100
             Update:                                           900
                   th
             In the 4  quarter compared to the previous        700
             quarter, Crimes Against Person increased by 3%,   500
             including an 10% increase in Aggravated Assaults.      FY18 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY20 FY20 FY20 FY20
                                                                     4th  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  1st  2nd  3rd  4th
             Crimes Against Property decreased by 5%, driven by
                                                                     Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr
             an 21% decrease in BMV’s. Crimes Against Society
             decreased by 12% overall.

             Crime Reduction efforts for this quarter include:
                                                                 * Charts show the three crime code categories used in NIBRS.
                 1.  The Gun Crimes Unit continues its focus on
                                                                            Data extracted on 10/01/20
                    investigating crimes committed with firearms.
                          th
                    In the 4  quarter, the unit was assigned 155
                    cases. In support of gun‐related


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